Nigel Short vs Judit Polgar

It · 2003 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 75 moves

The Game

White Nigel Short
Black Judit Polgar
Result 1-0
Event It
Site Budapest HUN
Round 8
Date 2003.04.19
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 75
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5K1P/1p6/1P6/8/1P2k1n1/5pB1/8 b - - 4 75

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Kh1 Nc6
  10. 10.Be3 Be6
  11. 11.Qd2 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Rfd1 Bxb3
  15. 15.axb3 Qxd2
  16. 16.Rxd2 Rad8
  17. 17.Rad1 Rxd2
  18. 18.Rxd2 Rd8
  19. 19.Bd3 g6
  20. 20.c3 a5
  21. 21.f3 h6
  22. 22.g3 Bg5
  23. 23.f4 exf4
  24. 24.gxf4 Bf6
  25. 25.Kg2 g5
  26. 26.Bc4 Re8
  27. 27.Re2 gxf4
  28. 28.Bxf4 Rxe2+
  29. 29.Bxe2 Kg7
  30. 30.Bg4 Bg5
  31. 31.Bc7 Bd8
  32. 32.Bg3 Kg6
  33. 33.Bc8 b6
  34. 34.Kf3 f5
  35. 35.Bd7 Ne7
  36. 36.Bh4 Kf7
  37. 37.Bf2 Bc7
  38. 38.h4 h5
  39. 39.Ke2 f4
  40. 40.Kf3 Ng6
  41. 41.Bf5 Ne5+
  42. 42.Ke4 Ng4
  43. 43.Bd4 Ne3
  44. 44.Bh3 Ng4
  45. 45.Kf5 Ne3+
  46. 46.Kg5 Nc2
  47. 47.Bf2 Ne3
  48. 48.Kxh5 Kf6
  49. 49.Bg4 Bd6
  50. 50.Be1 Bf8
  51. 51.b4 axb4
  52. 52.cxb4 Nd5
  53. 53.b5 Bb4
  54. 54.Bxb4 Nxb4
  55. 55.Be2 Kf5
  56. 56.Kh6 Kf6
  57. 57.Kh5 Kf5
  58. 58.b3 Nd5
  59. 59.Bd3+ Ke5
  60. 60.Kg4 Nf6+
  61. 61.Kf3 Ng8
  62. 62.h5 Nh6
  63. 63.Bg6 Ng8
  64. 64.Bc2 Nh6
  65. 65.Bd3 Ng8
  66. 66.Kg4 Nf6+
  67. 67.Kg5 f3
  68. 68.h6 f2
  69. 69.Kg6 Nd5
  70. 70.Bc4 Ke4
  71. 71.Kf7 Ne3
  72. 72.Be2 Nf5
  73. 73.h7 Ke3
  74. 74.Bf1 Ng3
  75. 75.Bg2

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